"It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poor, for even when he writes about the rich, he is more concerned with what they lack than with what they have."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Writing Quotes #Attachment Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.”
“First play I ever did was 'Footloose.' I played the part of Willard when I was 16. I think I wore my drama teacher's jeans and her belt - that's how small I was. I know a lot of Willard's back story from the musical that's not explored in the film. Like he's got this whole relationship with his mama, and he sings this song 'Mama Says.”
“To saints their very slumber is a prayer.”
“Never count your chickens before you can stick a fork into them.”
“For the past 10 years, people have been making fun of the eighties. Why are we bringing them back?”
“When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem.”
“It is, it is a glorious thing To be a Pirate King.”
“I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.”

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